Wonder: The award-winning, multi-million-copy bestselling phenomenon

R. J. Palacio

Mar 2012 · Random House

About this eBook

'Has the power to move hearts and change minds' Guardian

'Tremendously uplifting and a novel of all-too-rare power' Sunday Express

'An amazing book . . . I absolutely loved it. I cried my eyes out' Tom Fletcher

Read the award-winning, multi-million copy bestselling phenomenon that is WONDER in this new tenth anniversary edition.

'My name is August. I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.'

Auggie wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things - eating ice cream, playing on his Xbox. He feels ordinary - inside. But ordinary kids don't make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. Ordinary kids aren't stared at wherever they go.

Born with a terrible facial abnormality, Auggie has been home-schooled by his parents his whole life. Now, for the first time, he's being sent to a real school - and he's dreading it. All he wants is to be accepted - but can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, underneath it all?

A funny, frank, astonishingly moving debut - and a true global phenomenon - to read in one sitting, pass on to others, and remember long after the final page.

Discover more from the World of Wonder:

White Bird, a graphic novel *Soon to be a motion picture!*
Auggie & Me
365 Days of Wonder
We're All Wonders

And read more from R. J. Palacio with Pony, an unforgettable new story!

Ratings and reviews

Easy to read. Characters were likeable and real. LOVE the precepts. ..it made me reflect .was a story that really needed to be told and she told it in a way that everyone can relate too.

Inspiring story! Good book for kids however in one chapter there was terrible grammar and punctuation teaching our young readers bad habits. This book however was simply fantastic

How is this book even possible. OMG I loooooved it sooo much. It is such a heartwarming book and it shoes in the perspective of all the different characters. My favourite line was when Auggie's mom says, 'You are a real wonder Auggie' That made me so happy, the fact that he had an ugly face but he made friends and oh I cant even start on how much this book was amazing. It is the best book you could ever imagine. I used to Love the book The Worst Thing About My Sister by Jaqueline Wilson.. but I think this book just completely knocks it put. I just finished reading it right this second, and it is just too great. You HAVE to read it and you will love it soooo much just like I did. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Please try it and you won't regret it. Its the best book EVER in this whole entire world. I am DEFINITELY going to try the other books like Shingaling and stuff. Thank You for making this book I absolutely ADORE it Thanks for Reading this Review and I Hope you try the book!

About the author

R. J. Palacio was born and raised in New York City. She attended the High School of Art and Design and the Parsons School of Design, where she majored in illustration. She was a graphic designer and an art director for many years before writing her critically acclaimed debut novel, Wonder, which has been on the New York Times bestseller list since March 2012, sold over 16 million copies worldwide and been adapted into a movie.

In addition to Wonder, R. J. has written Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories, 365 Days of Wonder, We're All Wonders and White Bird: A Wonder Story, which is soon to be a major motion picture. She lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband, two sons and two dogs (Bear and Beau).

Follow her on Twitter: @RJPalacio